The Conversation

From bells to choirs, different ‘timbres’ ring in the Christmas holiday season

Aidan McGartland receives funding from McGill University and the Ramsay Centre. Linglan Zhu receives funding from McGill University and Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ). McGill University provides ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Secret Sounds of Notre-Dame’s Bells

Notre-Dame’s oldest bell, Emmanuel, dates back to the 15th century and rings in F sharp. Thesupermat via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported Since the ...
Times Union

Watervliet recreates the tolling of historic city church bells

Watervliet Mayor Charles Patricelli stands next to the Meneely bell from St. Brigid’s Church next to Broadway which links Watervliet, Menands, Colonie and Albany on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in ...
National Catholic Register

‘Sanctified Sound’: The Return of Bell-Tower Bells Ringing at Eucharistic Consecration

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound in many churches. Yet another centuries-old practice has remained in some ...
The Conversation

Notre‑Dame’s bells have been blessed as the cathedral reopens – a tradition that dates back to the middle ages

Ahead of the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, eight of the cathedral’s church bells were renovated and blessed before their re-installation in the north tower. Philippe Jost, who has ...
The New York Times

The Nazi Plunder of Church Bells Changed the Sound of Europe

As church bells chime and peal the New Year, historians say the looting of more than 150,000 bells during World War II left “a sonic gap” in the landscape. A bell inside the Dom Tower in Utrecht, the ...